Separable fastener



D R A W M S SEPARABLE'FASTENER Filed March l5, 1936 Y M W m Patented Mar. Y16, 1937 PATENT orifice 2,074,036 SEPARABLE FASTENR Y Sena M. Ward,

New York, N. Y.

Application March 13, 1936, Serial No. 68,784

Claims.

Y My present invention relates to improvements in separable fasteners particularly adapted for detachably connecting garments such as corsets or girdles, and .garters y pendingapplication, Serial Number 755,982, filed December 4, 1934.,

:fasteners somewhat similar to the fastener form- .'ing the subject matter of my present application', but differentiating in material respects hereinafter pointed Yout.

'I'he principal general object of the present invention isV the same as that set-forth in my said patent and co-pending application, namely, the provision of a separable fastenerv of relatively thin nature composed of two parts, one adapted, for instance, for attachment to a girdle or corset, and the other adapted for connection with a garter, and each part having cooperating or interchangeable elements to detachably connect the parts and hold the girdle o1: corset and garter in fastened relation on the lbody of the wearer Without creating on garments worn thereabove any noticeable bulge or irregular surface.`

In my said co-pending application, I have dis closed a separable fastener comprising two flat or thin members, one foldable upon itself to provide in cross-section a substantially U- shaped thin part provided with a narrow elongated opening extending through the crown of the fold and having located thereabove lateral extensions in one of the arms through which lateral extensions on the other member may be inserted when the parts are assembled to detachably connect the two members. The fastener constructed in accordance with the disclosure of my said application is eiiicient to the accomplishment of the general objects. of the, invention, but I have found that I may reduceY the size` ofthe fasteners while accomthe attachment the fastener.

In the light of the foregoing, the general principal object of the invention may be stated to reside in the provision of a separable fastener of the character described which will safely maintain the parts of the garment in connected relation, and which greatly facilitateslthe detachinent of the parts of the garment due principally to the facility of manipulating the parts of thel fastener during their relative approaching or attaching movements as well as their separating `or detaching movements. 55 Allof the objects and advantages of the inand detachment of the parts of In my prior Patent`1,896,129 and in my co- I have disclosed separable plishing the desired results and also facilitatingvention will be pointed out and will become more apparent during the course of the following detailed description of the accompanying drawing, in which Fig. l is a front view in elevation of a separable fastener constructed in accordance with the present invention and showing the parts of the fasteners securedto fragments of garments;

Fig. 2 is a sectional View taken on the line 2`2 of Fig. 1; 10

Fig. 3 is an exploded perspective View ofthe fastener shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 1 showing a modification of the invention;

Fig. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the parts of the fastener at their intermediate point of attachment or detachment; and

Fig. 6 is a sectional View taken on the line 6-6 of Fig. 4. `Referring first to Fig. 3 of the drawing, ,A" designates generally one part of the fastener, and B designates generally the other part of the fastener. The part A may be referred to as the kept part which may be attached to the upper garment, and B designates what may 25 be termed as the `keeper attached to the lower garment or garter as shown in Fig. l as presently described.

The part A is formed of any suitable mateand is provided at 30 actual size and thickness.

The other member of the fastener, that is, the keeper, comprises a sheet of metal of similar material folded or bent upon itself to form a wall Il provided with openings l2 toy receive (see Fig. 1) stitches or other fastening elements I3 to attach the keeper to the other garment or garter G, and a wall I4 ofless'length than the wall Il. VPreferably the part B is stamped from a sheet of metal or other suitable CFI material, or is so molded or fabricated as to provide in cross-section a relatively thin substantially U-shaped structure, and a portion of the wall I4 is removed or eliminated to provide an opening I5 into which extends a tongue I5 bent over from a portion of the wall II. I would further point out that the relative widths of the tongue 9 and the opening I5 is substantially the same but such as to permit sliding movement of the tongue 9 through the opening I5. Furthermore, the length of the tongue 9 is greater than the length of the opening I5 so that the lower end of the tongue 9 will be disposed under the lower end I1 of the arm I4 when inserted in the opening I5, which insertion is accomplished as shown in Fig. 5 by inclining the member A re1- ative to the member B. I also deem it important to have the opening IIJ on the tongue 9 so related relative to the location and dimension of the tongue I6 on the part B as tot bring the opening I0 into substantial registry with the tongue I6 at or about the time the lower end of the head 6 on part A substantially alines with the fold I9 connecting arms II and I. The opening I0 is positioned to receive the tongue I6 when the parts A and B are brought into straightened position, that is, into substantially the same plane, so that the fold 20 on tongue I6 will engage the edge 2I of the opening IIJ and with the end of the tongue 9 disposed under the lower end I1 of arm I4 to hold the parts against accidental separation.

The manner of disconnecting the parts is just the reverse of the manner of attaching the parts, that is, the parts A and B are brought into approaching relation until the opening I0 is in registry with the tongue I6, so that the parts may be relatively inclined to permit withdrawal of the tongue 9 from under the portion I1 of part B. l

In Figs. 4-6 the primed numerals indicate the same parts as described in connection with the unprimed numerals of Figs. 1-3. The only difference is that a portion of the part I'I' or member B at the lower end of the opening I5 is slightly curved upwardly as indicated by the numeral 2| to facilitate insertion of the tongue 9 between the arms I4 and II. This is shown quite clearly in Fig. 5.

It should be apparent from the foregoing, that very thin, unnoticeable, quickly attachable and detachable separable fasteners may be provided at a minimum of expense, and of such nature as to assure the wearer that the garments will not become accidentally separated unless one of the garments should become broken.

What I claim is:

l. A separable fastener for connecting adjoining garments comprising a relatively thin and flat keeper or retaining member comprising a substantially U-shaped part in cross section, one

of the arms of said member having a portion removed to provide an opening therein extending from the crown of the fold toward the free end of said arm, a projection on the other arm located in said opening, la retained or kept part comprising a relatively `thin plate having a portion to slidably i'lt within said opening of the retaining member or keeper when said retained member is inclined relative to said retaining member and having an opening to register with and receive said projection when the parts are brought into substantial parallelism,

2. A separable fastener for connecting adjoining garments comprising a relatively thin and fiat keeper or retaining member composed of a sheet folded upon itself to provide a substantially U-shaped part in cross section, one of the arms of said member having a portion removed to provide an opening therein extending from the crown of the fold toward the free end of said arm, a projection on the other arm located in said opening, a retained or kept part comprising a relatively thin plate having a portion to slidably t within said opening of the retaining member or keeper when said retained member is inclined relative to said retaining member or keeper, and said portion of the retained or kept member having an opening to register with and receive said projection when the parts are brought into substantial parallelism.

3. A separable fastener for connecting the confronting ends of undergarments comprising, a relatively thin and flat keeper or retaining member composed of a sheet folded upon itself to provide a1substantially U-shaped part in cross section, one of the arms of said member having a substantially central portion removed to provide an opening extending from the crown of the fold toward the Yfree end of said arm, a projection on the other arm of said member located in said opening, a retained or kept part comprising a relatively thin plate having a portion to slidably fit within said opening of the retaining memberor keeper when said retained member is inclined relative to said retaining member or keeper, said portion of the retained or kept member having an opening to register with and receive said projection when the parts are brought into `substantial parallelism, the', portion of said retained member which nts within said opening of the retaining member being of greater length than the length of said opening, whereby the free end of said portion is disposed beneath said first arm when the parts are connected by interengagement of said projection and opening in the retained member to afford stability to the fastener.

4. A separable fastener for connecting undergarments comprising, a relatively thin and flat keeper or retaining member composed of a sheet folded upon itself to provide a substantially U- shaped part in cross section, one of the arms of said member having a portion removed to provide an opening extending from the crown of the fold toward the free end of said arm, a projection on the other arm of said member in alinement with the crown of the fold and bentl over within said opening with its free end extending toward the free end of said one arm, a retained or kept part comprising a relatively thin plate having a portion to slidably t within said opening of the retaining member or keeper when said retained member is inclined relative to said retaining member or keeper, and said portion of the retained or kept member having an opening to register with and receive said projection when the parts are brought into substantial parallelism.

5. A separable fastener for connecting undergarments comprising, a relatively thin and fiat keeper or retaining member composed of a sheet folded upon itself to provide a substantially U- shaped part in cross-section, one of the arms of said member having a portion removed to provide an opening therein extending from the crown of the fold toward the free end of said arm, a projection on the other arm in alinement with the crown of the fold and bent over within said opening with its free end extending toward the end of -said one arm, a retained or kept part comprising a relatively thin plate having a portion to slidably fit Within said opening of Vthe retaining member or keeper when said retained member is inclined relative to said retaining member or keeper, and said portion of the retained or kept member having an opening to register with and receive said projection when the parts are brought into substantial parallelism, the portion of said retained member which ts IWithin said opening of the retained member being of greater length than said opening whereby the free end of said portion is disposed beneath the end of said rst arm when the parts are connected to afford stability to the fastener.

SENA M. WARD. 

